tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post8659064804930914806..comments2023-10-31T04:49:45.875-05:00Comments on Sharing Nature's Garden: Chicago ala MexicanaDianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-88393105899311135592009-06-06T20:33:04.727-05:002009-06-06T20:33:04.727-05:00Thanks for the tour. I would loved to have seen hi...Thanks for the tour. I would loved to have seen his garden, and I'm sure I would have been envious too! I'm a big Rick Bayless fan. I've got several of his cookbooks, although not the salsa one. He also tweets (twitters?)recipes, which is quite fun.vertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391563643437871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-79959295321494617632009-06-05T16:24:17.967-05:002009-06-05T16:24:17.967-05:00Lisa -- You should watch his show sometime on PBS ...Lisa -- You should watch his show sometime on PBS on the weekends. I have no idea when it's on, but he's kinda neat. And yes, now I am trying to get inspired with the challenge of creating rooms where there are none!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-39729846639574862282009-06-05T15:29:11.044-05:002009-06-05T15:29:11.044-05:00Diana, I was wondering who this guy was. I knew h...Diana, I was wondering who this guy was. I knew he was a restaurantuer but I didn't know he had written any books. He did have a fab city garden. Just think though you could have all of those rooms and more outside. Fun fun. You have a green house too. Droool.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-25043414121195531712009-06-05T07:50:23.975-05:002009-06-05T07:50:23.975-05:00GetGrounded-- I'm gonna learn to love sprawl w...GetGrounded-- I'm gonna learn to love sprawl while trying to build it up into a more enveloped, cozy space! (And try to work on my garden envy!)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-48007960272125958932009-06-04T23:16:02.234-05:002009-06-04T23:16:02.234-05:00I understand what you mean about the coziness of a...I understand what you mean about the coziness of a small garden, Diana, I believe I would enjoy that as well. When I have the space, I feel compelled to fill it up, thus creating more work! But then again, I envy your sprawling gardens, so what are you gonna do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-20009435577661664712009-06-04T20:26:32.088-05:002009-06-04T20:26:32.088-05:00Annie - I love watching his shows, too. It always...Annie - I love watching his shows, too. It always makes me hungry for street food, especially the fruit with the chile on it!<br /><br />Gail -- I'm with you on the pond. I can't keep up with what I have. And my husband said he was thinking about surprising me with a pond when I was gone to Mother-Daughter camp! It'll take me years to plan such a thing, if I ever do decide to do it. Fried green tomatoes sound wonderful, wish I'd been there for a taste!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-84112245145475937262009-06-04T20:21:26.323-05:002009-06-04T20:21:26.323-05:00Diana, The Bayless Garden has many features to adm...Diana, The Bayless Garden has many features to admire...I loved it, too!<br />I so want a pond, even though I know that they require way more time to care for them then I have to give...sigh! <br /><br />I had fried green tomatoes for lunch! <br />GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-92144031799614347722009-06-04T11:47:19.010-05:002009-06-04T11:47:19.010-05:00This garden looks so wonderful - no wonder you hav...This garden looks so wonderful - no wonder you have garden envy, Diana - but you seem pretty much at home in that sprawling Suburban garden. You might get claustrophobic after spending some time in the city.<br />My husband & I have watched Rick Bayless on TV for years - love the recipes and techniques and it's so much fun to see the segments where he roams the markets of Mexico and just talks about what you see and can buy there. <br /><br />We have envy for the enormous outdoor comals - but I'll bet using one in a small yard would make the air temps go up 10 degrees!<br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-89121195510113482272009-06-04T09:01:10.198-05:002009-06-04T09:01:10.198-05:00Pam -- I did, but I'm better now! Sorry you w...Pam -- I did, but I'm better now! Sorry you were subjected to my internal agonizing...I did get pretty revved up there for a while! I'm excited to be back in my garden and inspired to make it all that it can be.<br /><br />Janet -- We catch him on PBS, but I am not sure when he is on either. I love it when he's in Mexico and we get a tour. Living in Texas, I've been to Mexico so much I can't count, but I never tire of it. I did ask about them growing peppers and things there - they just have a shorter growing season and try to extend it with the greenhouse.<br /><br />Carol - we have some strawberries, too, and jalapenos! Wish I had tomatillos this year, but there isn't any more room -- I don't have the space you do. Have you ever grown them? They are fun to grow. I'll be thinkin' of you watching the ballgame tonight!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-61349086768324768292009-06-04T06:29:58.468-05:002009-06-04T06:29:58.468-05:00You have tomatoes ripening in your HOT zone 9 gard...You have tomatoes ripening in your HOT zone 9 garden? Good for you! I'm overrun with strawberries right now.<br /><br />The Rick Bayless garden did have a lot to look at, a lot of interest, especially for those of us who have vegetable gardens and enjoy salsa! <br /><br />Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-18083806951825800172009-06-04T05:37:12.130-05:002009-06-04T05:37:12.130-05:00Good morning Diana, I am so glad you said that Ric...Good morning Diana, I am so glad you said that Rick Bayless was a chef for Mexican foods. I have seen his show maybe 3 or 4 times, and the name was SOOOO familiar, but I couldn't place it. Our PBS only carries it every so often. Hard to believe that garden is in Chicago, thinking of those hard winters.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-49657817262678023042009-06-04T00:23:31.376-05:002009-06-04T00:23:31.376-05:00You DID have garden envy. But I'm glad you'...You DID have garden envy. But I'm glad you're remembering the unique pleasures of your own garden as your tomatoes ripen.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.com